13 JUNE 1992, page 11

Barren, Hopeless Savagery

John Simpson finds terrorised Colombia more appealing than conference-ridden Brazil Bogota IT WAS SUCH a relief to leave Rio de Janeiro and the Earth Summit, if only for a few......

If Symptoms Persist. . .

I WAS CALLED to the casualty depart- ment last week. A 15-year-old boy had taken an overdose and was being obstreperous — from habit, I hasten to add, not from the toxic effects......